New Haven, Connecticut - June 3, 2018: New Haven Fire Chief John Alston marches as the Grand Marshall in The Freddie Fixer parade Sunday afternoon on Dixwell Ave. in New Haven.

New Haven, Connecticut - June 3, 2018: New Haven Fire Chief John Alston marches as the Grand Marshall in The Freddie Fixer parade Sunday afternoon on Dixwell Ave. in New Haven.

Photo: Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut Media

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New Haven, Connecticut - June 3, 2018: Antonia Osborn of New Haven, shows of her fashionable eye glasses at the start of the Freddie Fixer parade Sunday afternoon on Dixwell Ave. in New Haven. "I have been watching the Freddie Fixer Parade all of my life and I use to march in it," she says. less

New Haven, Connecticut - June 3, 2018: Antonia Osborn of New Haven, shows of her fashionable eye glasses at the start of the Freddie Fixer parade Sunday afternoon on Dixwell Ave. in New Haven. "I have been ... more

Photo: Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut Media

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New Haven, Connecticut - June 3, 2018: Deacon William McNeil of Hamden, with his wife Mother Denise McNeil, Mother Patricia Gilliam of Hamden, left to right, watch the Freddie Fixer Parade as they sit next their church, Pitts Chapel Sunday afternoon on Dixwell Ave. in New Haven. less

New Haven, Connecticut - June 3, 2018: Deacon William McNeil of Hamden, with his wife Mother Denise McNeil, Mother Patricia Gilliam of Hamden, left to right, watch the Freddie Fixer Parade as they sit next ... more

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New Haven, Connecticut - June 3, 2018: Roy Bolden, left, of Palm Dale, California, a member of the Flaming Knights Motorcycle Club, returns to New Haven, his hometown, to participate in the Freddie Fixer Parade as an homage to his father Leroy A. Bolden, who was one of the founders of the parade Sunday afternoon. Bolden stands next to his first cousin Anthony Bolden of New Haven at the start of the parade on Dixwell Ave. near Bassett Street. less

New Haven, Connecticut - June 3, 2018: Roy Bolden, left, of Palm Dale, California, a member of the Flaming Knights Motorcycle Club, returns to New Haven, his hometown, to participate in the Freddie Fixer ... more

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Bobby Mack of Hamden reacts positively to a Survivors of Homicide Support Group float while watching the Freddie Fixer parade Sunday.

Bobby Mack of Hamden reacts positively to a Survivors of Homicide Support Group float while watching the Freddie Fixer parade Sunday.

Photo: Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut Media

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Kennedy Barnes, 9, of New Haven, advertises her lemonade stand as Freddie Fixer Parade participants march by her house Sunday afternoon.

Kennedy Barnes, 9, of New Haven, advertises her lemonade stand as Freddie Fixer Parade participants march by her house Sunday afternoon.

Photo: Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut Media

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Josh Bruneau of New Haven, uses his shoulders as a perch for Jael Phillips, 7, of New Haven, his girlfriend's niece, as they watch the Freddie Fixer parade Sunday afternoon in New Haven.

Josh Bruneau of New Haven, uses his shoulders as a perch for Jael Phillips, 7, of New Haven, his girlfriend's niece, as they watch the Freddie Fixer parade Sunday afternoon in New Haven.

Photo: Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut Media

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New Haven, Connecticut - June 3, 2018: Jhashoan Melendez (CQ), 9, of New Haven practices dribbling his basketball as he watch the Freddie Fixer parade Sunday afternoon on Dixwell Ave. in New Haven.

New Haven, Connecticut - June 3, 2018: Jhashoan Melendez (CQ), 9, of New Haven practices dribbling his basketball as he watch the Freddie Fixer parade Sunday afternoon on Dixwell Ave. in New Haven.

Photo: Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut Media

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The annual Elm City Freddy Fixer Parade, a celebration of community, was held along Dixwell Avenue in New Haven on June 3, 2018. Were you SEEN at the parade?

The annual Elm City Freddy Fixer Parade, a celebration of community, was held along Dixwell Avenue in New Haven on June 3, 2018. Were you SEEN at the parade?

Photo: Barbra Meleshkewich

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New Haven, Connecticut - June 3, 2018: The Freddie Fixer parade Sunday afternoon from Bassett Street and Dixwell Ave. in New Haven.

New Haven, Connecticut - June 3, 2018: The Freddie Fixer parade Sunday afternoon from Bassett Street and Dixwell Ave. in New Haven.

Photo: Peter Hvizdak, Hearst Connecticut Media

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New Haven, Connecticut - June 3, 2018: The Freddie Fixer parade Sunday afternoon from Bassett Street and Dixwell Ave. in New Haven.

New Haven, Connecticut - June 3, 2018: The Freddie Fixer parade Sunday afternoon from Bassett Street and Dixwell Ave. in New Haven.

Photo: Peter Hvizdak, Hearst Connecticut Media

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New Haven, Connecticut - June 3, 2018: The Freddie Fixer parade Sunday afternoon from Bassett Street and Dixwell Ave. in New Haven.

New Haven, Connecticut - June 3, 2018: The Freddie Fixer parade Sunday afternoon from Bassett Street and Dixwell Ave. in New Haven.

Photo: Peter Hvizdak, Hearst Connecticut Media

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New Haven, Connecticut - June 3, 2018: The Freddie Fixer parade Sunday afternoon from Bassett Street and Dixwell Ave. in New Haven.

New Haven, Connecticut - June 3, 2018: The Freddie Fixer parade Sunday afternoon from Bassett Street and Dixwell Ave. in New Haven.

Photo: Peter Hvizdak, Hearst Connecticut Media

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New Haven, Connecticut - June 3, 2018: The Freddie Fixer parade Sunday afternoon from Bassett Street and Dixwell Ave. in New Haven.

New Haven, Connecticut - June 3, 2018: The Freddie Fixer parade Sunday afternoon from Bassett Street and Dixwell Ave. in New Haven.